# Mexican Peso tumbles on trade war fears, US high yields boost USD

> The Mexican peso weakened as USD/MXN climbed past 20.50 amid trade tensions, after Trump directed a review of copper tariffs. Treasury Secretary Bessent called the US economy fragile and said tariffs could serve as a revenue source.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26263-mexican-peso-tumbles-on-trade-war-fears-us-high-yields-boost-usd
- Commodities: [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Escalating US trade actions against Mexico weigh on the peso and on Mexico's import capacity for US feed grains and meals, which is bearish for US export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-06 | [Mexican peso tanks on double hit from US trade talks and ratings \| Trade War \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58811-mexican-peso-tanks-on-double-hit-from-us-trade-talks-and-ratings-trade-war-al.md) | +2.8% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-04-06 | [Rand falls on trade war fears, stocks up - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65807-rand-falls-on-trade-war-fears-stocks-up-moneyweb.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-20 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Mexican peso leads losses in Latam FX on U.S.-China trade standoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56277-emerging-markets-mexican-peso-leads-losses-in-latam-fx-on-u-s-china-trade.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2017-11-07 | [Don’t Bet the Farm or the (GOP) House on a Trade War with Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67964-don-t-bet-the-farm-or-the-gop-house-on-a-trade-war-with-mexico.md) | -1.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-23 | [Asian markets jittery over trade war fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66230-asian-markets-jittery-over-trade-war-fears.md) | +1.9% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/mexican-peso-tumbles-on-trade-war-fears-us-high-yields-boost-usd-202502261500

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